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*54 NATIONS*

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*10 TERRITORIES*

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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_and_dependent_territories_in_Africa

List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa

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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Africa. It includes both fully recognised states, states with limited or zero recognition, and dependent territories of both African and non-African states. It lists 56 sovereign states (54 of which are member states of the United Nations), two non-sovereign (dependent) territories of non-African sovereign states, and nine sub-national regions of non-African sovereign states.

Malta and parts of FranceItalyPortugal, and Spain are located on the African continental plate, some considerably closer to the African mainland than the European mainland but, politically, are generally considered to be European by convention. Egypt, although extending into Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, is considered an African state.

Sovereign states[edit]

Recognised states[edit]

The following 54 fully recognised states are all members of the United Nations[1] and the African Union.[2][3][4][5]

FlagMapEnglish short name
and
formal name
[6][7][8]
Local short name(s)
and
formal name(s)[6][7]
Capital
[8][9][10]
Population (2018)
[11][12]
Area[a][b]
[13]
AlgeriaPeople’s Democratic Republic of AlgeriaArabic: — الجزائر
الجمهورية الجزائرية الديمقراطية الشعبية‎
(Al Jazāʼir — Al Jumhūriyyah al Jazāʾiriyyah ad Dimuqrāṭiyyah ash Shaʾbiyyah)
AlgiersArabic: الجزائر‎
(Al Jazā’ir)
42,228,4082,381,740 km2 (919,595 sq mi)
AngolaRepublic of AngolaPortugueseAngola—República de AngolaLuandaPortugueseLuanda30,809,7871,246,700 km2 (481,354 sq mi)
BeninRepublic of BeninFrenchBénin—République du BéninPorto-NovoFrenchPorto-Novo11,485,044112,622 km2 (43,484 sq mi)
BotswanaRepublic of BotswanaEnglish: Botswana—Republic of BotswanaTswanaBotswana—Lefatshe la BotswanaGaboroneEnglish: GaboroneTswanaGaborone2,254,068581,726 km2 (224,606 sq mi)
Burkina Faso Republic of Burkina FasoFrenchBurkina FasoOuagadougouFrenchOuagadougou19,751,466274,000 km2 (105,792 sq mi)
BurundiRepublic of BurundiFrenchBurundi—République du BurundiKirundiBurundi—Republika y’u BurundiGitegaFrenchGitegaKirundiGitega11,175,37427,830 km2 (10,745 sq mi)
CameroonRepublic of CameroonEnglish: Cameroon—Republic of CameroonFrenchCameroun—République du CamerounYaoundéEnglish: YaoundéFrenchYaoundé25,216,267475,442 km2 (183,569 sq mi) includes the Cameroonian-administered parts of Southern Cameroons, which is claimed by the Southern Cameroons Peoples Organisation as the Republic of Ambazonia
Cape VerdeRepublic of Cabo VerdePortugueseCabo Verde—República de Cabo VerdePraiaPortuguesePraia543,7674,033 km2 (1,557 sq mi)
Central African RepublicSangoKödörösêse tî BêafrîkaFrenchRépublique centrafricaineBanguiFrenchBangui4,666,368622,984 km2 (240,535 sq mi)
ChadRepublic of ChadArabic: جمهورية تشاد — تشاد‎
(Tshād—Jumhūriyyat Tshād)FrenchTchad—République du Tchad
N’DjamenaArabic: نجامينا‎ (Nijāmīnā)FrenchNdjamena15,477,7291,284,000 km2 (495,755 sq mi)
ComorosUnion of the ComorosArabic: — جزرالقمر
جمهورية القمرالمتحدة‎
(Juzur al Qamar—Jumhūriyyat al Qamar al Muttaḥidah)ComorianKomori—Udzima waKomoriFrenchComores—Union des Comores
MoroniArabic: موروني‎ (Mūrūnī)FrenchMoroni832,3222,235 km2 (863 sq mi)
Democratic Republic of the Congo[n 1]FrenchRépublique démocratique du CongoKinshasaFrenchKinshasa84,068,0912,344,858 km2 (905,355 sq mi)
Republic of the Congo[n 2]FrenchRépublique du CongoBrazzavilleFrenchBrazzaville5,244,359342,000 km2 (132,047 sq mi)
DjiboutiRepublic of DjiboutiArabic: جيبوتي — جمهورية جيبوتي
(Jibūti—Jumhūrīyat Jibūti)FrenchDjibouti—République de Djibouti
Djibouti CityArabic: مدينة جيبوتي (Jibūti Madīna)FrenchVille de Djibouti958,92323,200 km2 (8,958 sq mi)
EgyptArab Republic of Egypt[n 3]Arabic: مصر — جمهورية مصر العربية (Miṣr—Jumhūrīyat Miṣr al ʿArabiyyah)CairoArabic: القاهرة (al Qāhirah)98,423,5981,001,449 km2 (386,662 sq mi)
Equatorial GuineaRepublic of Equatorial GuineaFrenchGuinée équatoriale—République de Guinée équatorialePortugueseGuiné Equatorial—República da Guiné EquatorialSpanishGuinea Ecuatorial—República de Guinea EcuatorialMalabo[n 4]FrenchMalaboPortugueseMalaboSpanishMalabo1,308,97528,051 km2 (10,831 sq mi)
EritreaState of EritreaArabic: إرتريا — دولة إرتريا
(ʾIritriyā—Dawlat ʾIritriyā)English: Eritrea—State of EritreaTigrinya: ኤርትራ — ሃገረ ኤርትራ
(ʾErtra—Hagere ʾErtra)
AsmaraArabic: أسمرة (ʾAsmara)Tigrinyaኣስመራ
(Asmera)
3,452,786117,600 km2 (45,406 sq mi)
EswatiniKingdom of EswatiniEnglish: Eswatini—Kingdom of EswatiniSwazieSwatini—Umbuso weSwatiniLobamba (royal and legislative)
Mbabane (administrative)English: Lobamba, MbabaneSwazi: Lobamba, ÉMbábáne
1,136,28117,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi)
EthiopiaFederal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaAmharic: Iትዮጵያ — የIትዮጵያ ፈደራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ
(Ītyōṗṗyā—Ītyōṗṗyā Fēdēralāwī Dēmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk)
Addis AbabaAmharicአዲስ አበባ (Addis Abäba)109,224,4141,104,300 km2 (426,373 sq mi)
GabonGabonese RepublicFrenchGabon—République gabonaiseLibrevilleFrenchLibreville2,119,275267,668 km2 (103,347 sq mi)
The GambiaRepublic of the GambiaEnglish: The Gambia—Republic of the GambiaBanjulEnglish: Banjul2,280,09410,380 km2 (4,008 sq mi)
GhanaRepublic of GhanaEnglish: Ghana—Republic of GhanaAccraEnglish: Accra29,767,102238,534 km2 (92,098 sq mi)
Guinea[n 5]Republic of GuineaFrenchGuinée—République de GuinéeConakryFrenchConakry12,414,293245,857 km2 (94,926 sq mi)
Guinea-BissauRepublic of Guinea-BissauPortugueseGuiné-Bissau—República da Guiné-BissauBissauPortugueseBissau1,874,30336,125 km2 (13,948 sq mi)
Ivory CoastRepublic of Côte d’IvoireFrenchCôte d’Ivoire—République de Côte d’IvoireYamoussoukroFrenchYamoussoukro25,069,230322,460 km2 (124,503 sq mi)
KenyaRepublic of KenyaEnglish: Kenya—Republic of KenyaSwahiliKenya—Jamhuri ya KenyaNairobiEnglish: NairobiSwahiliNairobi51,392,565580,367 km2 (224,081 sq mi)
LesothoKingdom of LesothoEnglish: Lesotho—Kingdom of LesothoSothoLesotho—Muso oa LesothoMaseruEnglish: MaseruSothoMaseru2,108,32830,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi)
LiberiaRepublic of LiberiaEnglish: Liberia—Republic of LiberiaMonroviaEnglish: Monrovia4,818,973111,369 km2 (43,000 sq mi)
LibyaState of LibyaArabic: ليبيا (Lībīyā)Berber: ⵍⵉⴱⵢⴰ (Libya)TripoliArabic: طرابلس (Ṭarābulus)Berber: ⵟⵔⴰⴱⵍⴻⵙ (Ṭrables)6,678,5591,759,540 km2 (679,362 sq mi)
MadagascarRepublic of MadagascarFrenchMadagascar—République de MadagascarMalagasy: Repoblikan’i MadagasikaraAntananarivoFrenchAntananarivoMalagasyAntananarivo26,262,313587,041 km2 (226,658 sq mi)
MalawiRepublic of MalawiChichewaMalaŵi—Dziko la MalaŵiEnglish: Malawi—Republic of MalawiLilongweChichewaLilongweEnglish: Lilongwe18,143,217118,484 km2 (45,747 sq mi)
MaliRepublic of MaliFrenchMali—République du MaliBamakoFrenchBamako19,077,7491,240,192 km2 (478,841 sq mi)
MauritaniaIslamic Republic of MauritaniaArabic: موريتانيا —
الجمهورية الإسلامية الموريتانية
(Mūrītānīyyā—Al Jumhūriyyah alʾIslāmiyyah al Mūrītānīyyah)
NouakchottArabic: نواكشوط (Nuwākshūṭ)4,403,3131,030,700 km2 (397,955 sq mi)
MauritiusRepublic of MauritiusEnglish: Mauritius—Republic of MauritiusFrenchMaurice—République de MauriceMauritian Creole Moris—Repiblik MorisPort LouisEnglish: Port LouisFrenchPort-LouisMauritian CreolePorlwi1,267,1852,040 km2 (788 sq mi)
MoroccoKingdom of MoroccoArabic : المغرب — المملكة المغربية
(‘Al Maḡrib—Al Mamlakah al Maḡribiyyah)Berber: ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⴰⵖⵔⵉⴱ (Tageldit n-Elmaġrib)
RabatArabic: الرباط (ar-Ribaaṭ)Berber: ⴰⵕⴱⴰⵟ (Aṛbaṭ)36,029,093446,550 km2 (172,414 sq mi) excludes all disputed territories710,850 km2 (274,461 sq mi) includes the Moroccan-administered parts of Western Sahara, which is claimed by the Polisario Front as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
MozambiqueRepublic of MozambiquePortugueseMoçambique—República de MoçambiqueMaputoPortugueseMaputo29,496,004801,590 km2 (309,496 sq mi)
NamibiaRepublic of NamibiaEnglish: Namibia—Republic of NamibiaWindhoekEnglish: Windhoek2,448,301825,418 km2 (318,696 sq mi)
NigerRepublic of the NigerFrenchNiger—République du NigerNiameyFrenchNiamey22,442,8311,267,000 km2 (489,191 sq mi)
NigeriaFederal Republic of NigeriaEnglish: Nigeria—Federal Republic of NigeriaAbujaEnglish: Abuja195,874,685923,768 km2 (356,669 sq mi)
RwandaRepublic of RwandaEnglish: Rwanda—Republic of RwandaFrenchRwanda—République du RwandaKinyarwanda Rwanda—Repubulika y’u RwandaKigaliEnglish: KigaliFrenchKigaliKinyarwanda Kigali12,374, 39726,798 km2 (10,347 sq mi)
Sao Tome and PrincipeDemocratic Republic of Sao Tome and PrincipePortugueseSão Tomé e Príncipe—República Democrática de São Tomé e PríncipeSão ToméPortugueseSão Tomé211,028964 km2 (372 sq mi)
SenegalRepublic of SenegalFrenchSénégal—République du SénégalDakarFrenchDakar15,854,323196,723 km2 (75,955 sq mi)
SeychellesRepublic of SeychellesEnglish: Seychelles—Republic of SeychellesFrenchSeychelles—République des SeychellesSeychellois CreoleSesel— Repiblik SeselVictoriaEnglish: VictoriaFrenchVictoriaSeychellois CreoleVictoria97,096451 km2 (174 sq mi)
Sierra LeoneRepublic of Sierra LeoneEnglish: Sierra Leone—Republic of Sierra LeoneFreetownEnglish: Freetown7,650,15071,740 km2 (27,699 sq mi)
SomaliaFederal Republic of SomaliaArabic: الصومال —
جمهورية الصومال الفيدرالية
(Aṣ Ṣūmāl—Jumhūriyyah aṣ Ṣūmāl al Fīdrāliyyah)SomaliJamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya
MogadishuSomaliMuqdishoArabic: مقديشو (Maqadīshū)15,008,226637,657 km2 (246,201 sq mi)
South AfricaRepublic of South AfricaAfrikaansSuid-Afrika—Republiek van Suid-Afrika
10 other official names[show]
Bloemfontein (judicial),
Cape Town (legislative),
and Pretoria (executive)
57,792,5181,221,037 km2 (471,445 sq mi)
South SudanRepublic of South SudanEnglish: South Sudan—Republic of South SudanJubaEnglish: Juba10,975,927644,329 km2 (248,777 sq mi)
SudanRepublic of the SudanArabic: السودان — جمهورية السودان
(As Sūdān—Jumhūriyyah as Sūdān)English: Republic of the Sudan
KhartoumArabicالخرطوم (Al Kharṭūm)41,801,5331,861,484 km2 (718,723 sq mi)
TanzaniaUnited Republic of TanzaniaEnglish: Tanzania—United Republic of TanzaniaSwahiliTanzania—Jamhuri ya Muungano wa TanzaniaDodoma (official)
Dar es Salaam (seat of government)English: DodomaSwahiliDodoma
56,313,438945,203 km2 (364,945 sq mi)
TogoTogolese RepublicFrenchTogo—République TogolaiseLoméFrenchLomé7,889,09356,785 km2 (21,925 sq mi)
TunisiaTunisian RepublicArabic: تونس — الجمهورية التونسية
(Tūnis—Al Jumhūriyyah at Tūnisīyyah)
TunisArabic: تونس (Tūnis)</11,565,201163,610 km2 (63,170 sq mi)
UgandaRepublic of UgandaEnglish: Uganda—Republic of UgandaSwahiliUganda—Jamhuri ya UgandaKampalaEnglish: KampalaSwahiliKampala42,729,036236,040 km2 (91,136 sq mi)
ZambiaRepublic of ZambiaEnglish: Zambia—Republic of ZambiaLusakaEnglish: Lusaka17,351,708752,614 km2 (290,586 sq mi)
ZimbabweRepublic of ZimbabweEnglish: Zimbabwe—Republic of ZimbabweHarareEnglish: Harare14,438,802390,757 km2 (150,872 sq mi)

States with limited or no international recognition[edit]

The following two entities have declared themselves to be sovereign states and are in control of some territory but have limited or no recognition from other states. Neither entity is a member state of the United Nations, although the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic is a member of the African Union.

FlagMapEnglish short name
and
formal name
StatusLocal short name(s)
and
formal name(s)
CapitalPopulationArea
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic[n 6]Claimed by Morocco as its southernmost provincesRecognized by the African Union and 47 UN members as the representative government of Western SaharaArabic:
الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية
(Al Jumhūrīyah al ‘Arabīyah aṣ Ṣaḥrāwīyah ad Dīmuqrāṭīyah)SpanishRepública Árabe Saharaui Democrática
El Aaiún (proclaimed)[n 7]Arabic: العيون (AlʿUyūn)SpanishEl Aaiún582,478267,405 km2 (103,246 sq mi)
SomalilandRepublic of Somaliland[14][15]State not controlled by Somalia[16]Recognized by no UN member[17][18]Arabic: أرض الصومال
— جمهورية أرض الصومال
(Arḍ aṣ Ṣūmāl—Jumhūrīyat Arḍ aṣ Ṣūmāl)SomaliJamhuuriyadda Somaliland
HargeisaArabic: هرجيسا (Harjaysā)SomaliHargeysa4,000,000176,120 km2 (68,000 sq mi)

Constituent parts of non-African states[edit]

The 10 political entities in this list are administered as constituent parts of non-African states.

FlagMapEnglish short name
and
formal name
Status[19]Local short name(s)
and
formal name(s)
CapitalPopulationArea[13]
Canary IslandsAutonomous community of SpainSpanishIslas CanariasSanta Cruz and Las Palmas[20]SpanishSanta Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria2,207,2257,447 km2 (2,875 sq mi)
CeutaAutonomous City of CeutaAutonomous city of SpainSpanishCeuta—Ciudad autónoma de CeutaCeutaSpanishCeuta84,84328 km2 (11 sq mi)
French Southern and Antarctic Lands[n 8]Overseas territory of FranceFrenchTerres australes et antarctiques françaisesSaint Pierre[n 9]No permanent population[21]38.60 km2 (15 sq mi)
MadeiraAutonomous Region of MadeiraAutonomous Region of PortugalPortugueseMadeira—Região Autónoma da MadeiraFunchalPortugueseFunchal267,785828 km2 (320 sq mi)
MayotteMayotte RegionOverseas region and constituent part of the French RepublicFrenchMayotte—Région MayotteDzaoudzi (official)
Mamoudzou (seat of prefect and departmental council)FrenchMamoudzou
266,380374 km2 (144 sq mi)
MelillaAutonomous City of MelillaAutonomous city of SpainSpanishMelilla—Ciudad autónoma de MelillaMelillaSpanishMelilla84,71420 km2 (8 sq mi)
Plazas de soberaníaOverseas territory of SpainSpanishPlazas de soberanía74
ReunionReunion RegionOverseas region and constituent part of the French RepublicFrenchRéunion—Région RéunionSaint-DenisFrenchSaint-Denis889,9182,512 km2 (970 sq mi)
Pelagie IslandsArchipelago of ItalyItalianIsole PelagieSicilianÌsuli PilaggîLampedusa e Linosa[n 10]ItalianLampedusa e LinosaSicilianLampidusa e Linusa6,30421.4 km2 (8 sq mi)
Socotra ArchipelagoGovernorate of YemenArabic: أرخبيل سقطرى
(ʾArḫabīl Suquṭrā)
HadibuArabic: اديبو‎ (Ḥādībū)60,5503,974.64 km2 (1,535 sq mi)

Dependent territory of a sovereign state[edit]

FlagMapEnglish short name
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formal name
Status[19]Local short name
and
formal name
CapitalPopulationArea[13]
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaBritish Overseas TerritoryEnglish: Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaJamestown5,633420 km2 (162 sq mi)

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Also known as Congo-Kinshasa and formerly as Zaire.
  2. ^ Also known as Congo-Brazzaville.
  3. ^ Some territory could be argued to be a part of Asia or Africa.
  4. ^ Oyala is to be the future capital of Equatorial Guinea; currently under construction.
  5. ^ Also known as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from neighboring Guinea-Bissau.
  6. ^ Occupies part of the territory of Western Sahara, disputed with Morocco.
  7. ^ Currently under Moroccan administration. Tifariti is the factual temporary capital, but Tindouf located in Algeria is the place of some government and military facilities.
  8. ^ Only the Îles Éparses are considered part of the African continent. The remaining four districts lie outside the continental shelf in the Indian Ocean or Antarctica.
  9. ^ The main station on the Îles Éparses is on Tromelin. The headquarters of the district chief, however, is Saint Pierre, in Réunion.
  10. ^ Geographically part of the archipelago (Lampedusa and Lampione) belongs to the African continent; politically and administratively, the islands fall within the Province of Agrigento in Sicily

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  4. ^ “African Union suspends Central African Republic after coup”Los Angeles Times. 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-12-31. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ^ “Africa Population (LIVE)”. www.worldometers.info. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  6. Jump up to: a b “Field Listing :: Names”. CIA. Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  7. Jump up to: a b “UNGEGN List of Country Names” (PDF). United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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  14. ^ Name used in The Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Susan M. Hassig, Zawiah Abdul Latif, Somalia, (Marshall Cavendish: 2007), p.10.
  16. ^ “The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic” (PDF). University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2010.CS1 maint: unfit url (link) “The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean.”
  17. ^ Lacey, Marc (5 June 2006). The Signs Say Somaliland, but the World Says Somalia Archived 2011-05-30 at WebCiteThe New York Times. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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  21. ^ “French Southern and Antarctic Lands”Archived from the original on 2007-08-14. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

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